The law brings the knowledge of sin (Rom 3:20). But this is not the message of the gospel. Knowing about the law (and sin) is simply a means to the end. The end is to know Jesus Christ.
Rom 5:20-21 is an amazing statement. It reads:
Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
While the more we know of the law, the more we realise we have broken it. However, the more sin there is, the more the grace of God grows. We can see this today in an age where arguably there is more sin than ever before, yet the end has not yet come – Gods grace abounds all the more. Why?
The Lord is not slow to fulfil his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance (2 Peter 3:9)
Grace abounds today and indeed exceeds the sin around us, because Jesus is still seeking those who would be saved.
Rather than the message of Christianity being about condemnation by the righteousness and holiness of God, God desires that none perish, and that all reach repentance.
The message of Christianity is abundant grace, justification and forgiveness. No strings attached.
If you haven’t reached out to Jesus for this forgiveness that comes through his death, do so today – now is the favourable time; now is the day of salvation (2 Cor 6:2).
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